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Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY I	FEL403		3 + 0	3.0	7.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery	verbal lecture
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Ertuğrul Rufayi TURAN
Assistants
Goals	It is expected that students will gain substantial knowledge with regard to contemporary continental philosophy and develop skills to apply outcomes of discussions to the conceptualization of issues in our living world.
Course Content	Contemporary philosophy I and II courses focus on the new thinking experience in 20th century philosophy in which understanding is primordially to be recognized as the mode of being instead of as mode of knowing. To understand this radical transformation, the main streams of movements of 20th century philosophy (phenomenology, existentialism, and hermeneutics) and thoughts of their leading representatives (Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Gadamer, Ricoeur, Levinas, and Derrida) will be studied.
Learning Outcomes	1) Demonstrate knowledge of some major philosophers and schools of thoughts. 2) Demonstrate knowledge of the main concepts in philosophy, including definition of the concepts. 3) Demonstrate scientific and technological knowledge about historical periods; knowledge of examples of philosophical explanation taken from such sources as philosophical and scientific texts. 4) Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of methods of philosophical inquiry. 5) Identify assumptions that underlie theories, arguments, and positions in selected writings. 6) Demonstrate knowledge of terminology and main techniques used in formal and informal logic. 7) Demonstrate imaginative, creative, and reflective abilities by articulating philosophical insights. 8) Demonstrate increased use of reasoned argument to support their own positions. 9) Think, write, and speak clearly, and recognize clarity of thought in the work of others. 10) Ask question to clarify problems further. 11) Demonstrate openness and intellectual humility by approaching situations involving a conflict of views in a spirit of inquiry. 12) Recognize the necessity of examining issues from different perspectives.